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Stockmen's Livestock Exchange

Name: Stockmen's Livestock Exchange livestock auction prices — 2022-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Dickinson, North Dakota · Thu, Mar 3

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2099

← Feb 17Mar 3Mar 10 →

Receipts

1,643 head

▼ 2,276 vs last sale 3,919▼ 1,148 vs year ago 2,791 · −41.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 750 lbs steady to 5.00 lower, over 750 lbs too lightly tested for a complete comparison but a much lower undertone was evident. Feeder heifers 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Very good demand remains for light weight and light fleshed steers and heifers to make yearlings of. Very good demand for replacement heifers as there were many buyers on the seats actively bidding. Only moderate demand for heavier weight cattle suitable only for finishing. With the dramatic run-up in the corn market the past two weeks, and the unexpected drop in the nearby Live Cattle contracts, has cattle feeders extremely spooked. Industry members expected a robust fat market this spring but now with the weakness in the Live Cattle futures there is great concern. Feed cost have already been high, but now with corn prices up 1.00 in two weeks this is a major obstacle to overcome. Flesh condition ranged from light to moderate plus, buyers are very critical of too much flesh due to it's detrimental effect on feed efficiency. Next feeder cattle sale is March 10, 2022.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.92/cwt on 1,009 head.

Average price

$162.92

1,009 head · 645 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,051

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$3.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.40

vs ND average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	163.08	1,064	965
Medium and Large 1-2	490	159.38	781	44

One grade step is worth $3.70/cwt here — about $283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,009 hd

162.92

—

ND average3 barns · 3,531 hd

159.52

+3.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

37 lots · USDA AMS · Stockmen's Livestock Exchange - Dickinson, ND

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	213.69/cwt	210.50–224.00	791	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	947	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	224.11/cwt	223.00–224.50	1,091	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	208.83/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,084	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	986	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	200.75/cwt	200.75–200.75	1,132	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	185.49/cwt	183.00–197.25	1,169	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,177	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	656	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	994	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	180.23/cwt	178.75–185.00	1,218	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,033	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,070	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,160	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	820	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,164	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	146.71/cwt	146.50–147.00	1,226	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	539	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	677	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	672	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	184.35/cwt	183.00–184.50	785	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	171.42/cwt	170.00–175.00	753	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	185.64/cwt	180.50–190.00	873	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	504	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	761	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	149.42/cwt	141.00–158.00	793	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	168.24/cwt	165.00–170.50	897	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	165.61/cwt	164.00–167.00	951	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	883	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	635	159.66/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,014	246
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	668	143.47/cwt	129.00–148.00	958	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	154.86/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,051	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	698	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,103	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	147.95/cwt	147.75–149.00	1,061	88
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	736	169.81/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,250	121
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,005	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	754	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,059	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	764	162.27/cwt	146.00–173.00	1,240	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	777	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,049	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	804	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,375	19

This sale against other markets

North Dakota weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Dakota auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

North Dakota feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Stockmen's Livestock Exchange - Dickinson, ND

Thu Mar 3, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Bismarck, ND (LS-BM)

Receipts 1,643Last week 3,919Year ago 2,791

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	668	129.00–148.00	143.47
9	—	777	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	754	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	140.00	140.00
10	—	439	170.00–175.00	171.42
8	—	382	176.00	176.00
6	—	314	171.50	171.50
5	—	753	133.50	133.50
10	—	531	141.00–158.00	149.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	533	165.00–170.50	168.24
52	—	426	183.00–184.50	184.35
34	—	574	164.00–167.00	165.61
88	—	717	147.75–149.00	147.95
27	—	470	180.50–190.00	185.64
246	—	635	159.00–162.00	159.66
76	—	679	150.00–159.50	154.86
27	—	357	189.50	189.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	698	158.00	158.00
19	—	804	171.00	171.00
154	—	764	146.00–173.00	162.27
121	—	736	169.00–172.00	169.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	370	210.50–224.00	213.69
22	—	636	185.00	185.00
9	—	690	149.75	149.75
11	—	542	182.00	182.00
16	—	767	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	630	183.00–197.25	185.49
34	—	519	201.00–219.00	208.83
25	—	789	147.00	147.00
19	—	564	200.75	200.75
76	—	676	178.75–185.00	180.23
25	—	420	225.50	225.50
27	—	487	223.00–224.50	224.11
14	—	836	146.50–147.00	146.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	656	151.50	151.50
10	—	820	142.00	142.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.